FIR Registered as Rescue Efforts Continue for Trapped Miners in Assam

An FIR has been filed under the Mines and Minerals Act after water flooded an illegal rat-hole mine in Dima Hasao, trapping 15 miners. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the arrest of one suspect, Punish Nunisa. Rescue teams, including the army and Assam Rifles, are actively working at the site. Six miners are reportedly safe, though official confirmation is awaited. The mine’s water level may have reached 100 feet.